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T. STRAKER.

GUSPIDOR FOR RAILWAY'OARS.

N0, 362,907. Patented May 10, 1887.

WITNESSES:

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ilNTTnn STATES PATENT Gretna.

TOOKE STRAKER, OF BOONTON, NE\V JERSEY.

QUSPIDOR FOR RAILWAY=CARS.

SPECIPICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,907, dated May 10,1887.

Application filed November 15, 1886. Serial No. 218,909.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, TOOKE STRAKER, of Boonton, county of Morris, Stateof New J ersey, and a citizen of the Kingdom of Great Britain, haveinvented an Improved Cuspidor, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to a cuspidor. adapted to be seated in and have itsbody below the level of a flooringsuch, for example, as a railway-car orstreet-car, or other vehicle where passengers are carried-and alsoadapted to extend beneath said flooring, and at its lower end to befurnished with a removable bottom, which may be opened and closed bysuitable means communicating to. the upper side or level of the saidflooring; and my invention consists in the devices and theircombinations hereinafter described, and more at length recited in theclaim.

Figure l is a vertical central sectional view of a cuspidor Containingmy invention and showing the same seated in a flooring, and Bi g. 2 is aplan of the same.

A is the vessel constituting the cuspidor. It preferably has the flaringmouth or upper end, as shown, and it is seated at its rim a in theflooring B, being secured in place by screws, as shown, or in anysuitable manner. The rim of the vessel is thus in line with the level ofthe flooring, and it extends below said flooring, as shown.

O is the bottom, which is arranged to open away from and close the lowerrim of the vessel A by means of devices such as are hereinafterspecified. The described bottom is provided with means, substantially aspresently described, leading to the upper side or level of the flooringB, whereby it may be opened and closed from that side of the flooring atpleasure. The bottom 0 is preferably composed of a plate which fits tothe rim of the vessel A, being desirably provided with a flanged disk,E, secured to it by screws, or in any other suitable way, the flange c'of which incloses an elastic plate or washer, E, which may be of rubberor leather, and which in turn has a flange, e, that fits around the rimofthe vessel A. By this means a water and dust tight joint is madebetween the bottom (No model.)

and the rim of the cuspidor when the bottom is closed to the cuspidor.

D is a bracket depending below the flooring B alongside of the vessel A,and having an arm, 0, reaching to and connected with the wall of thevessel, as shown, thus serving to assist in supporting the vessel. Thebottom 0 is hinged to this bracket at c, as shown. A spring, F, ismounted on the bracket,as shown,

and bears upon the arm 1), extending radially from the bottom 0, saidspring operating to hold said bottom closed against the vessel, andadapted to have its resistance overcome by the devices for opening thebottom away from the vessel when this movement is desired.

The following devices will be found effective to open and close thebottom 0: A bar, G, is arranged to slide Vertically in a slot, 9, in theflooring, and is connected to the lever b' by a link, g, as shown. Thisbar has formed on one of its sides a ratchet, 9', adapted to engage atooth, g, projecting transversely of the slot. The bar has sut'ficientplay in the slot to enable it to engage and disengage said tooth. Thebar is furnished with a head, 9, adapted to fit into a correspondingrecess in the flooring when pushed down, so that it will present noobstacle or projection on the flooring. The upper face of the said headis provided with a sunken loop, 9 by which its elevation may beaccomplished.

In operation the bottom may be opened away from the cuspidor by raisingthe rod or bar G, and it may be held open against the stress of thespring F by swinging the bar so that the ratchet engages the tooth 9. Bythis means the contents of the vessel A may be discharged below theflooring by a person above said flooring, and the vessel may be flushedwith water and cleansed, after which, by releasing the bar G, the bottom0 will be closed tightly to the lower rim of the vessel A by its spring.

It is evident that my improved cuspidoris particularly adapted to useinrailway-ears and similar vehicles, or upon steamboats, where it mayreceive the expectorations of passengers and such refuse as collectsusually upon the floor during a journey, and that the cuspidor may bedumped and cleaned by a workman within the car or above the flooring B.

I am aware that cuspidors have been heretofore constructed with bottomsadapted to be hinged at c,and provided with thelever b,1ink t0 swungaway from the cuspidor-vessel; hence g, ratchet-bar G,Workingin slot-gin said floor- I do not herein claim, broadly, this oonstrucing, andadapted to engage and diseng g a tion. tooth, in said slot, togetherwith the spring 5 Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to F, all asand for the purpose set forth.

secure by Letters Patent, is- TOOKE STRAKER.

In a cuspidor, theeombination of the was Witnesses:

sel A, seated in and below the level of and ex- A. S. FITCH, tendingbeneath the flooring B, the bottom 0, HENRY EIOHLING.

